The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1887-03-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.

is OVERRIDING the Naval Appropri-
alton business, and the House is
trying to get on with the regular,
Appropriation bills.
The past week was marked by
some important legislation, prom
inent among which was the pas
sage Of the Eads' -Tehuantepec
Ship Railway bill, by the Senate
and the rigorous Anti>Polygamy
bill by both the Senate and House.
Tou may remember that this
passed the Senate some
time since but it was amended by
the House, and now the Senate
has passed it as it came from the
House.
Only seven votes were record
ed against the scheme of Capt.
Eads for constructing a ship rail
way across the i-thmus Of Tehu-
mtcpcc, These were cast by Sen
ators Edmunds, Jones of Arkan-
sas, Morrill,, l'latt, Vance. Van
Wycll, and Wilson Of Iowa. The
bIl incorporate Capt. Eads and
some eighty other persons named,
as body polite under the mIme
Of the Atlantic and Pacific Ship
Railway Company The stock
IS not 70 exceed Sl00, 900, 900 !;
and when ten per cent of stock is
subscribed and Ten per cent. paid
il cash, amccting of stockholders
is 10 be held il Washington OF
New York, for the election of di-
rector- II ten millions of stock
Is not subscribed for, and ten per
cent Of it paid IN cash within two
year., the charter Is la expire by
limitation. Consequently IL Gov
crnmeut is not committed 70 the
project pecuniariy and make. no
Guarantee
The Senate has passed bills ap-
propriatlng about fifty millions
for Ships d war, cua,s dcfcnse-
and other warliko preparations.
III the Scnatc had really a1micd to
do something for the Navy, it
would have passed these biil- ear
Iy enough 10 permit of their con-
sideration BIS the House . +
Representatives il ought not
be expected That the House Viii
pass measures Of such magnitude.
without IN examination which
there is not noN time to give. But,
of course. the Senate Will get the
credit Of having made brilliant
effort towards an Incrcusc Of the
naval establishment, and the House
will be condemned for neglect Of
its duty in this matter
Everybody is wondering whom
the President will appoint on tic
Interstate Commission, Among
the scores Of men who have been
mentioned for a place, Gen. At
kins, the present Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs, IS one of the la
test. His friends say he is man
who could be, officially, as much
Of friend to the railroads as to
the people. Said one of them,
che could do justice to both. and
at the same time has moral force
sufficient to outride the tempta>
tions Of winking at the New Y ork
brokers fora considerations"
On next Thursday an effort
will be made in the House Of Rep
resentatiyes to pass the Pauper
Pension bill over the President S
veto, and the Republicans are ex-
pected to press the matter to such
an extent that there viii doubtless
be pretty lively fight. The i'm
preston is, however, that it will
be impossible to oyerrule the veto,
The first Mexican pension under
the recent act granting pensions
to the Survivors Of chat war, was
issued on last Friday. It went tc
the hero Of Cerro Gordo, cx-5en-
ator Williams, Of Kentucky. II
all the Mexican veterans were able
to verify their claims to an allow
ancc and secure it as readily as he,
short work would be made Of the
Mexican pension business, at least
His application was filed in thC
Commissioners Office at clever
o'clock one day last week, anC
the pension certificate was malcc
in the afternoon of the same day
The Cabinet succession con
tinues to be a theme OF discussion
A week ago it was believed tha
Mr.. Fairchild, the Assistant Sec
retary, was the man for the place
but suddenly public opinion
changed entirely. Some say tina
the President viii appoint a vide
awake, practical politician to sue